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BOEM Seeking Comments On Offshore Wind Energy Auction Process
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is seeking comments on proposed lease-sale auction procedures designed specifically to...
Report: BC Needs Wind Energy To Meet GHG Requirements
British Columbia will need to use wind energy to support commerce in the north and northeastern parts of the province if it is...
DOI’s New Tribal-Land Leasing Rules Give Wind Developers More Certainty
In an effort to expedite renewable energy development on American Indian lands, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has put forth a...
Extreme Weather Causes Floating Wind Turbine Prototype To Sink
Offshore wind energy company SWAY reports that extreme weather caused its floating wind tower test model to sink into the sea last weekend....
Department Of The Interior Fast-Tracks Six Wind Energy Projects
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has fast-tracked six wind energy projects located on public lands. In 2012,...
New Report Identifies Areas For Offshore Wind Development In Scottish Waters
A report from Marine Scotland Science (MSS) has identified new areas for future offshore wind development in Scottish waters. The newly identified areas...
Offshore Wind Turbine Completed Onshore, Towed Out To Sea
Energias de Portugal and Principle Power Inc. have announced the successful offshore deployment of a full-scale 2 MW WindFloat off the coast of...
AMSC Announces Massive Layoffs, Will Cut 20% Of Its Workforce
AMSC has announced it will make drastic cuts to its workforce in order to work to improve its financial stability: The company says...
New Tribal-Land Leasing Rules Aim To Streamline Renewable Energy Development
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced a major reform of federal surface leasing regulations for American Indian lands that the...
Massive Growth Expected For Europe’s Offshore Wind Power Capacity, Jobs
Over 141 GW of offshore wind energy capacity is built, under construction, consented or planned in Europe, which is enough to power 130...
GE Keeps Offshore Wind Energy Strategy Afloat
With the commissioning and testing of its 4.1 MW direct-drive wind turbine under way in Sweden's Gothenburg harbor, GE is intent on moving...
Vattenfall Planning Another Massive Offshore Wind Farm In North Sea
Swedish wind developer Vattenfall says it is planning to build an offshore wind farm off the German island of Sylt in the North...
New Scheduling Pilot Could Help Prevent Wind Energy Curtailment
Northwest wind energy producers can now balance the variable output of their resource by scheduling their electricity into California every 30 minutes, instead...
Grid-Connection Troubles Delay Development Of Two Offshore Wind Farms
Transmission system operator TenneT says it has informed the German federal government that the construction of grid connections for offshore wind farms in...
Google Abandons Renewable Energy Initiative
Despite gaining much recognition lately for its support for renewable energy, Google has done an about-face with its latest 'spring-cleaning' installment. The company...
Two-Bladed Offshore Wind Turbine Approved
The Scottish government has granted Hengelo, Netherlands-based 2-B Energy permission to install a 6 MW offshore wind turbine at the Fife Energy Park....
Pattern Energy Nixes 100 MW Wind Project
Pattern Energy Group LP says environmental concerns - namely, potential disruptions to golden- and bald-eagle habitats - have caused the company to suspend...
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Utilities File Plan To Purchase Electric Generation
FirstEnergy's Metropolitan Edison, Pennsylvania Electric, Pennsylvania Power and West Penn Power utility companies have filed a plan with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission...
Global Brands Sign Up For WindMade Label
WindMade says Motorola Mobility, Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg and Method have procured, or have pledged to procure, at least 25% of their operations' power...
Gamesa Sells Pennsylvania Wind Farm To enXco
Gamesa has signed an agreement to sell its full interest in Chestnut Flats Wind LLC and all project assets owned by the company...